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Levitus 1982 Annual Climatology
Entry ID: LEVITUS_1982

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Summary
Abstract: This data set contains climatological monthly, seasonal, and annually
averaged data obtained during 1900 through 1978. Objectively analyzed
fields are on a global 1 x 1 degree grid. This data set is the annual
climatology prepared by Sydney Levitus and published in 1982, of
temperature, salinity and oxygen in the world ocean.

This atlas represents a synthesis of all temperature, salinity and
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Geographic Coverage
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Spatial coordinates   
  N: 90.0   S: -90.0   E: 180.0   W: -180.0

Data Set Citation
Dataset Originator/Creator: Levitus, S.
Dataset Title: Climatological Atlas of the World Ocean
Dataset Series Name: Climatological Atlas of the World Ocean
Dataset Release Date: 1982
Dataset Release Place: Princeton, NJ
Dataset Publisher: NOAA/ERL/GFDL
Version: Professional Paper 13
Issue Identification: NTIS PB83-184093
Temporal Coverage
Start Date: 1900-01-01
Stop Date: 1978-12-31
Location Keywords
Data Resolution
Latitude Resolution: 1 degree
Longitude Resolution: 1 degree
Temporal Resolution: annual
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Platform
BUOYS Ancillary Description
SHIPS Ancillary Description
Instrument
MBT > Mechanical Bathythermographs Ancillary Description
XBT > Expendable Bathythermographs Ancillary Description
Project
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Originating Center
NCDS
Data Center
NOAA Geophysical Fluid Dynamics Laboratory, U.S. Department of Commerce Supplemental Info
Data Center URL: http://www.gfdl.noaa.gov/

Data Center Personnel
Name: GFDL USER SUPPORT
Phone: 609-452-6500
Fax: 609-987-5063
Email: help at gfdl.noaa.gov
Email: GFDL.Climate.Model.Info at noaa.gov
Contact Address:
Geophysical Fluid Dynamics Laboratory/NOAA
Princeton University
201 Forrestal Road
Campus/Rte. 1
P.O. Box 308
City: Princeton
Province or State: NJ
Postal Code: 08542
Country: USA
Distribution
Distribution Media: Online
Personnel
SYDNEY LEVITUS
Role: INVESTIGATOR
Email: sydney.levitus at goaa.gov
Publications/References
Levitus, S., Climatological Atlas of the World Ocean, NOAA/ERL GFDL
Professional Paper 13, Princeton, N.J., 173 pp. (NTISPB83-184093),1982.
Creation and Review Dates
DIF Creation Date: 1999-09-27
Last DIF Revision Date: 2004-03-01

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